... approval of the abolition of slavery. He replied with sharp criticism of America in American Notes (1842) and the novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843). The first of his Christmas books was the well-loved A Christmas Carol (1843). In later years other short novels and stories written for the season followed, notably The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth. Dickens lived in Italy in ... and full of life. I did not read this book at the recommendation of anyone myself, but I read it as I have read many Charles Dickens books in the past like the Christmas Carol, and really enjoyed it. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... reforms, Dickens became very well known. In 1842, he lectured in the United States in favor of an international opposition to slavery soon to be followed by the publication of A Christmas Carol, an ever-popular children's story. Well known throughout America and England, Dickens life was shadowed by domestic unhappiness. He later divorced his wife in 1858. In spite of this, Dickens ... ...

• Word Count: 2276
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School